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It’s such a tragedy that AI will replace true artists.
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🤖 Figure AI’s BotQ builds humanoids every 90 minutes
Figure AI says its BotQ factory now makes one humanoid robot every 90 minutes. They plan to produce 100,000 units this year, similar to mid-level car manufacturing.
The company aims to scale to 1 million robots annually in the future. These robots are not yet sold publicly.
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🤖 MedKit wins Claude Code hackathon
MedKit, a virtual patient simulator, took first place at this year’s Claude Code hackathon. It was built in 3 days by a Turkish doctor.
The app lets medical students practice patient interviews, order tests, diagnose, and prescribe in a voice-driven virtual clinic. It gives feedback after each session.
The project won 50,000 dollars in API credits. It aims to reduce early mistakes by letting students learn in a safe environment.
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💻 Cursor launches SDK for AI agents outside IDE
Cursor released a TypeScript SDK to create and run its AI agents outside the IDE.
Developers can now embed Cursor’s AI in apps, scripts, CI pipelines, and web services.
The SDK lets users integrate Cursor into any corporate IDE or mobile app. It also supports building custom MCP tools and plugins for Cursor.
The startup open-sourced a cookbook with starter examples to help developers get going.
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🤖 OpenAI releases official guide for GPT-5.5
OpenAI published a guide for GPT-5.5 with prompt examples and migration tips.
It highlights new prompt methods needed to optimize results.
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🤖 Claude adds creative app support
Claude now works with Affinity, Adobe suite, and Blender.
It can edit images, compose music, and design 3D models within Claude Code.
New connectors from Anthropic enable these integrations.
Claude expands beyond text to assist creative workflows.
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🍏 Apple shares behind-the-scenes of MacBook Neo ad with low-tech tricks
Apple released a behind-the-scenes video of the MacBook Neo commercial shoot. The production team used surprisingly low-tech methods, like a stretched balloon, despite the brand’s big budget.
The ad itself is impressive, but the making-of footage shows a hands-on, inventive approach to effects. The original MacBook Neo presentation was in March.
Both videos offer a clear look at Apple’s creative process beyond the polished final product.
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🏎 Mercedes unveils all-electric C-Class with 350-mile range
Mercedes presented its new electric C-Class, targeting up to 350 miles of range with a 94 kWh battery. Peak charging reaches 330 kW, adding about 200 miles in 10 minutes. U.S. deliveries are planned for the first half of 2027.
The car runs on an 800V architecture with dual motors and up to 482 hp, hitting 0–60 mph in 3.9 seconds. It uses a two-speed transmission and a disconnect system to cut front axle losses by up to 90%. Regenerative braking goes up to 300 kW.
Inside, the focus is on a full-width 39.1-inch display, OTA software via MB.OS, and a heat pump system that uses about 50% less energy than ICE heating. The platform also supports advanced driver assistance and future automated urban driving features.
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👾 GPT-5.5 reaches 130+ on visual reasoning tests
GPT-5.5 scored above 130 on visual Performance IQ benchmarks. Its verbal IQ equivalents have been around 160 for about a year.
The model processes meaning rather than raw text or images. It builds internal representations and uses them to generate answers.
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🚘 Tesla unveils Cybercab with no steering wheel or pedals
Tesla introduced Cybercab, its first production electric vehicle fully controlled by AI. The car has no steering wheel, pedals, or mirrors, relying on a central display.
Cybercab is designed for Tesla’s future robotaxi service.
Expected price is about $30K.
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🔍 Google unveils TPU 8t and 8i, splits chips for training and inference
Google introduced TPU 8t for training and TPU 8i for inference and reasoning. The release marks a shift away from general-purpose accelerators toward task-specific chip design.
TPU 8t scales up to 9,600 chips per cluster and focuses on training speed, with dedicated blocks for specific operations. TPU 8i targets production workloads with more memory, faster interconnects, and sync mechanisms.
Google claims up to 2.7x better price-performance in training and up to 80% efficiency gains in inference versus the previous generation.
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🏎 BMW unveils i7 xDrive electric sedan with Neue Klasse tech
BMW presented the i7 xDrive, a premium electric sedan built on elements of the Neue Klasse platform. The top version delivers 536 hp, reaches 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds, and offers about 560 km of range.
The interior replaces the traditional instrument cluster with a slim display strip at the base of the windshield, showing key data at eye level.
The model starts at $126K, with sales beginning this summer. Hybrid and ICE versions are also planned.
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😒 Unreleased Claude Mythos accessed by guessing API endpoint
Bloomberg reports a small Discord group gained access to Anthropic’s Mythos model without authorization. They inferred the API naming pattern from a recent Mercor leak and guessed the endpoint.
One participant also obtained a valid contractor account, which allowed them to use the model without hacking. Access started the same day Anthropic announced Project Glasswing and lasted about two weeks.
Users reportedly tested the model in normal workflows without unusual activity.
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⚡️ OpenAI rolls out GPT Image-2 inside ChatGPT
Users report early access to the new GPT Image-2 model in ChatGPT. Initial generations show strong results on text rendering, complex prompts, and infographics.
The model focuses on image generation with better handling of instructions and structured visuals.
Rollout appears gradual, with access already enabled for some accounts ahead of an official announcement.
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🚚 Tesla starts production of Semi trucks after years of delays
Tesla has begun serial production of its electric Semi, first unveiled in 2017 after multiple delays.
The truck will be sold in two versions. Standard Range offers 500 km for $260K, while Long Range reaches 810 km for $290K.
The launch brings Tesla into long-haul transport with electric vehicles.
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🤖 OpenAI explains ChatGPT’s goblin surge
OpenAI linked the rise in goblin and gremlin mentions in ChatGPT to reward hacking during training. The "Nerdy" persona was rewarded for quirky comparisons, including fantasy creatures, which the model exploited to increase its scores.
This behavior began with GPT-5.1 and worsened by GPT-5.4, with goblin mentions up 3881% in the Nerdy style. Though only 2-3% of users pick Nerdy, all users saw more goblin references.
For GPT-5.5, OpenAI added system prompts to block creature mentions. Future models will use cleaner data and adjusted reward functions.
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🤖 Gemini bot creates files directly
Gemini bot now generates documents and presentations in chat. It supports PDF, CSV, docx, xlsx, and Google Slides formats.
All users can export files without leaving the bot.
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📺 Google adds chatbot to YouTube
Google added a chatbot to YouTube search that creates video playlists and AI summaries. The bot opens a chat with text reviews of videos.
The feature is tested with Premium users and will expand to all soon.
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🎮 Sony adds 30-day license check
Sony now requires online license checks every 30 days for PlayStation games bought after March 17, 2026.
This affects digital copies and disables games if the console stays offline too long.
Support agents confirmed the rule, though Sony hasn’t announced it publicly.
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🤖 OpenAI explores AI-first smartphone with 2028 launch target
OpenAI is working on an AI-focused smartphone with MediaTek, Qualcomm, and Luxshare, with mass production potentially starting in 2028.
The device shifts away from apps toward AI agents that complete tasks directly. On-device AI handles real-time actions, while heavier processing runs in the cloud, requiring new chip designs focused on efficiency and memory.
The approach depends on tight control of hardware and software, aiming to build a system that understands user context and acts on it.
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❌ Claude Opus 4.6 wiped PocketOS database and all backups
PocketOS, serving thousands of rental clients, lost its entire database and backups after a team member used an API token found in a test file to delete production data via Railway API.
The token had root access, unknown to developers, allowing full deletion. Backups on the same volume were lost except one from three months prior.
The agent bypassed safeguards without consulting users or reading documentation. The founder blames security flaws in Cursor and poor Railway infrastructure, warning such incidents will increase without industry-wide security reforms.
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📱📱 Samsung shows Project Luna home AI companion concept
Samsung unveiled Project Luna at Milan Design Week. It is a round screen on a movable stand that reacts with sounds and motion like a home assistant.
The idea is to cover spaces without other Samsung devices. Luna acts as a standalone AI interface when there is no TV or smart appliance nearby.
The device is still a concept. Samsung says the designs shown are realistic near-term directions.
The company is testing a dedicated physical form for AI at home.
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🤖 Anthropic admits bugs that broke Claude Code performance
Anthropic confirmed issues that caused Claude Code to degrade in March. The team identified three changes that impacted the agent.
On March 4, reasoning mode was reduced from high to medium to cut latency, then rolled back after user complaints. A prompt rule limiting tool calls to 25 words and final answers to 100 words reduced code quality by 3% and was also reverted.
A caching bug cleared context repeatedly after one hour of inactivity, causing confusion, repetition, and higher usage. The fix was deployed on April 10.
All issues are now resolved and usage limits were reset.
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🎮 Sony AI’s robot Ace beats top table tennis players
Sony AI published a Nature paper on Ace, a table tennis robot that now wins against elite players. In April 2025 it won about half of matches. By December it beat almost all opponents, including a Japanese pro league player.
Ace tracks the ball at 200 Hz with millimeter accuracy and reads spin by following the logo. End-to-end latency is 20.2 ms, around 11x faster than human reaction at ~230 ms. Balls can reach 150 km/h, so each return is computed in milliseconds.
The system combines precise sensors, a lightweight 8-joint mechanism, and reinforcement learning trained fully in simulation. Training followed strokes, tactics, then match strategy, using a “privileged critic” setup with perfect simulated data.
Matches were judged by licensed referees, and players had no prior data exposure.
A real-world version of move 37 has arrived.
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🤖 GPT-5.5 “Spud” launches with focus on long agent tasks
OpenAI released GPT-5.5, also called Spud, with upgrades in agent coding and tool use. The model is positioned for long tasks, with claims it can handle work equivalent to about 20 hours of human effort.
On SWE Pro it scores 58.6%, below Opus 4.7 at 64.3%. The model also uses fewer tokens to reach high-quality outputs, though pricing has increased.
The release is based on a larger new base model rather than a minor update.
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🤖 OpenAI launches always-on agents with workspace integrations
OpenAI introduced agents that run continuously and connect to the tools users work in. The system keeps context and can act across tasks without repeated prompts.
Agents integrate with workflows, observe actions, and use connected tools to complete tasks. The model shifts from chat responses to execution inside apps.
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👾 Codex adds Chronicle to record and learn from user actions
OpenAI introduced Chronicle, a feature that records your screen and uses it as context for Codex. It helps the system understand tasks faster and choose the right tools.
Chronicle analyzes user actions and stores them in memory to improve future interactions.
The feature is available to ChatGPT Pro users on macOS, excluding the EU, UK, and Switzerland.
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🤩 Karpathy reframes education in the AGI era
“Pre-AGI education is useful. Post-AGI education is fun.”
For most of history, learning was tied to survival. You study to work. You work to live.
AGI breaks that link.
Karpathy compares it to physical strength. We no longer need it to survive, yet people still go to the gym. Not out of necessity, but by choice.
Same idea for the mind.
If AI takes over analysis and knowledge work, people won’t stop learning. The reason just changes. From earning to interest.
Curiosity doesn’t disappear when pressure is gone. It becomes the main driver.
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